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Compatibility
Compatible Android phones & tablets
Important: Initial release of the Nexus Q app
runs only on the preview release of Android 4.1
(Jelly Bean) available to Google I/O attendees.
Requirements described below are for first
consumer release.
To operate your Nexus Q, you can use any
Android phone or tablet that supports Android 2.3
(Gingerbread) or higher and OpenGL ES 2.0.
Here are a few examples:
• Galaxy Nexus phone or Nexus 7 tablet
running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0)
or higher.
• Xoom or Galaxy tablet running Honeycomb
(Android 3.2) or higher.
• Nexus S phone running Gingerbread
(Android 2.3) or higher.
You also need to download and install the latest
Nexus Q app. If your phone or tablet supports
Android Beam, just hold it near the top of your
Nexus Q after it arrives. After a moment, Google
Play opens to the page where you can download
the app. (It's free.)
Or go to
Google Play
and search for "Nexus Q."
Menu icons:
This guide sometimes refers to the
menu available on an Android screen. Because
Nexus Q supports so many Android devices, the
location and appearance of the menu icon varies.
Here are a couple of examples:
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• On a Galaxy Nexus phone, it may be located
at the top or the bottom of the screen, and
looks like this:
• On a Nexus S phone, it's one of the
permanent navigation buttons built into
bottom of the phone, and looks like this:
Whenever you need to choose something from
this menu, this guide uses text like this:
Menu > Q settings.
Compatible routers
Most modern routers for home Wi-Fi networks
should work with Nexus Q, as long as they
produce a strong signal at the locations where
you plan to use each device.
However, some routers and networks can be
configured in a way that prevents Nexus Q from
operating correctly. Here are some examples:
• Routers configured for some form of guest
mode (to prevent guests from reaching
sensitive parts of the network) won't work with
Nexus Q.
• Routers configured for isolation mode (to
prevent Ethernet and Wi-Fi controlled by the
same router from communicating) won't work
correctly if you're using Ethernet with any of
your Nexus Qs.
• If you're trying to setup more than one Nexus Q
in your home, your router must support
Multicast. Most routers support this feature
automatically, but you may need to turn it on
with your router's configuration utility.
If you've already set up a Nexus Q but it shows
up in the Nexus Q app as "Not available," touch
its name and follow the on-screen instructions
to troubleshoot.
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For more information, see
Nexus Q MAC addresses:
to specific MAC addresses, you'll need to add the
Nexus Q's MAC address to the ist. During setup
from your phone or tablet, you'll see a message if
Nexus Q can't connect with Wi-Fi. The message
includes that Nexus Q's MAC address, which you
can then add to your router.
Troubleshooting Routers.
If your router is locked
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